- Sep 2 Rudolf Bing, Austrian-born opera impresario (NY Metropolitan Opera manager, 1950-72), dies of complication of Alzheimer's disease and respiratory failure at 95
- Sep 4 Belle Stewart, Scottish traditional singer, dies at 91
- Sep 4 Natko Devčić, Croatian composer, dies at 83
- Sep 5 Georg Solti [György Stern], Hungarian-British conductor, winner of 31 Grammy awards (Chicago Symphony, 1969-91), dies at 84
- Sep 7 Derek Taylor, Beatles publicist, dies of cancer at 65
- Sep 12 (Stig) "Stikkan" Anderson, Swedish actor, music entrepreneur and co-founder of Polar Music (ABBA), dies of a heart attack at 66
- Sep 18 James "Jimmy" Witherspoon, American jump blues singer (Ain't Nobody's Business), dies at 77
- Sep 19 Rich Mullins, American contemporary Christian music singer and songwriter ("Awesome God"), dies in a car accident at 41
- Sep 24 Larry Hall, American rocker (Sandy), dies at 57
- Sep 25 Hélène Baillargeon, Quebec singer and folklorist, dies at 81
- Sep 25 Jean Françaix, French classical pianist, and composer, dies at 85
- Sep 29 Bobby Campbell, Scottish journalist and musician, dies at 55
- Sep 29 Sven-Eric Emanuel Johanson, Swedish composer, dies at 77
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